Acknowledgements. Notes on the text. Foreword by a young collaborator. Part 1: Working with comics and young people. 1. Introduction. 2. The therapeutic application of the arts. 3. The Comic Participation Model. 4. How to use the comics in this book. Part : Six comics. Allen -- the story of a young carer. Brian -- the story of a young person with ADHD. Emily -- the story of a young person exploring her sexual identity. Jay -- the story of a transgender person. Lauren -- the story of someone with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Cartoon Your Life -- A comic about how to make a comic. Part 3: Practical resources. The Safe Spoken Word -- a workshop on how to share stories safely. Lesson plans and worksheets. Young carers and mental health (Allen). ADHD (Brian). LGB issues and homophobia (Emily). Gender (Jay). Trauma and resilience (Lauren). Answers to Quizzes. References
Summary
Comics are highly effective for broaching difficult social and emotional issues and this book explains how to use them with young people in educational and therapeutic settings. With 5 ready-to-use comics and advice on making them from scratch, learn how to support young people through interactive comics and help them to explore complex feelings
